Erik is a baseball fan who has been attending baseball games and snagging baseballs regularly since 2008.

5-8-2010 PNC Park

When I got out of my car around 3:45, the skies were looking rather overcast. It wasn’t raining, so I was hoping batting practice would still be on.It wasn’t. When it became obvious that batting practice wasn’t going to happen, I was faced with a decision. Go home, or put my 109 consecutive game streak on the line. I decided to stay, because I was hoping it would rain, and people would stay home. Also, there was a Penguins playoff game, so I hoped folks would stay and watch that. However, Pittsburgh crowds love fireworks, and 25,000 people still showed up.

Upon entering the stadium, I got ball #1 rather quickly from coach Ray Searage.

I then noticed several Cardinals playing catch in right field, so I went over.

Kyle McClellan, Mitchell Boggs, and someone else were playing catch, but when they finished, they were having an intense conversation as they walked off the field about different grips, so they ignored my polite request for a baseball.

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Hi Erik,

I’m going to visit PNC in August when the Mets come. Quick question about season tickets..as long as you have a sesaon ticket, can you get access on Friday and Saturday 2 hours before the game, or do they make you show a Season Ticket ID?

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